Book Reviews

The Russian writer Teffi, whose real name was Nadezhda Alexandrovna Lokhvitskaya, enjoyed great popularity throughout the first half of the 20th century as she chronicled life in Russia before and after the Revolution and then as an emigre in Paris. But her work has faded into relative obscurity since. I …

This is the first book I've read that combines science fiction and the Santa Claus myth.

Koontz's latest offers fear, suspense, red-hot emotions and unexpected twists and turns of the plot.

Promised in marriage at birth, Spring Swallow is still forced to wed even after the death of her intended groom.

Whenever it comes to missing and exploited children there is always that painful feeling, for there is an innocence lost when a child disappears. The edginess of Found, Near Water begins right from the beginning and the missing are threaded together into a strange and eerie nightmare of questions and answers.

The Amazon princess’ short-run as a newspaper strip heroine gets a sharp hardcover collection.

If you enjoy fantasy and danger, threaded with mystery and adventure you will love the characters in this tale. The second of a series it still reads well on its own, and you will find that Wes and his erstwhile friends are a mix of fear and courage. It is when they are all together the courage becomes fierce, and when one of their friends comes into trouble, you see what makes them who they are.

Bymaster has taken the fight between good and evil in an alternate direction. While there is that competition between his characters, after much time together they begin to interact in more direct ways with humor, with mocking and sometimes with friendship.

Czerniawski contributes to the important conversation about the conception of beauty in North America.

"Caught Dead" is an engaging beginning for this Rick Van Lam series.